Noun Review
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and must be capitalized even in the middle of a sentence. (Garfield, Wal-Mart, John Calvin)
What is a common noun?
Is a non-specific person, place or thing and is not capitalized, except at the beginning of a sentence.
A crowd in New York heard the first broadcast. What are the compound nouns?
New York, broadcast
Philo T. Farnsworth was the first American inventor to use television technology. What is the compound noun?
Philo T. Farnsworth
The dog dragged his blanket into the doghouse. What is the compound noun?
doghouse
My family has footraces at the park. What is the compound noun?
footraces
The fox terrier was the fastest dog in the group. What is the compound noun?
fox terrier
The judges looked to see which dog had the biggest litters. What is the collective noun?
litters
The pack of dogs ran down the middle of the road. What is the collective noun?
pack
He walked up and down Second Avenue. What kind of noun is Second Avenue?
proper noun
Mrs. Smith was with her athletes. What kind of noun is Mrs. Smith?
proper noun
Soldier Field is a really cool stadium. What kind of noun is Soldier Field?
proper noun
Another good exercise for runners is step aerobics. What is the compound noun?
step aerobics
What is a compound noun?
A noun that is made up of two or more words.
What is a collective noun?
A noun that refers to a whole group of people or things.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
Sending electrical signals was called radio by its audience. What is the collective noun?
audience
A man came to the front door. What kind of noun is man?
common noun
Before the television, people had to listen to the radio for news. What kind of noun is radio?
common noun
Philo T. Farnsworth II invented the television. What kind of noun is television?
common noun
A crowd in New York heard the first broadcast. What is the collective noun?
crowd
